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Alternatives to StreamYard
21 webinars tools sit alongside StreamYard in this directory. Below is what separates each from StreamYard on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 10
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- StreamYard starts at
- Free, then $44.99/month
Why people look past StreamYard
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. StreamYard has a free tier, and starts at $44.99/month against a category median of $49/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Where event planners thrive
- Starts $29.990000000000002 a month cheaper, at $15/month.
- 2 tiers to StreamYard's 3.
Virtual and hybrid events at scale
- Starts $54.01 a month dearer, at $99/month.
The Event Experience Operating System
- No free tier, where StreamYard has one.
- Starts $454.01 a month dearer, at $499/month.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Starts $40.230000000000004 a month cheaper, at €4.76/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to StreamYard's 3.
Every StreamYard alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StreamYard (this page) | Free, then $44.99/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| EventbriteWhere event planners thrive | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs StreamYard |
| HopinVirtual and hybrid events at scale | Free, then $99/month | - | - | vs StreamYard |
| BizzaboThe Event Experience Operating System | $499/month | - | - | vs StreamYard |
| Cisco WebexThe leading enterprise video conferencing platform | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Google Meet | Free, then €4.76/month | Freemium | 5 | vs StreamYard |
| eWebinar | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs StreamYard |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs StreamYard |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs StreamYard |
| Demio | Free, then $45/month | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Goldcast | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| BigMarker | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| EverWebinar | $1/14 days | Subscription | 4 | vs StreamYard |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Adobe Connect | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs StreamYard |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs StreamYard |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs StreamYard |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs StreamYard |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the StreamYard badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (10)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Hopin , Free, then $99/month
- Cisco Webex , Free
- Contrast , Free
- Google Meet , Free, then €4.76/month
- eWebinar , Free, then $99/month
- Anchorfree , Free
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
Cheaper than StreamYard (5)
Entry price under StreamYard's $44.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Google Meet , Free, then €4.76/month
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
- EverWebinar , $1/14 days
- BlueJeans , $10/month
What you would be giving up
StreamYard is most often brought in for browser based live streaming to youtube, facebook and other destinations at once, recording remote guest interviews and podcasts with on screen branding, running small webinars with a live viewer audience. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If StreamYard is broadly right and the question is cost, the StreamYard pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Webinars category lists everything the directory holds, and best webinars tools ranks them.
StreamYard runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about StreamYard alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to StreamYard?
- 21 other webinars tools are listed in this directory, led by Eventbrite, Hopin, Bizzabo, Cisco Webex. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to StreamYard?
- 10 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eventbrite, Hopin, Cisco Webex, Contrast, Google Meet.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to StreamYard?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under StreamYard's $44.99/month: Eventbrite at Free, then $15/month, Google Meet at Free, then €4.76/month, GoToMeeting at Free, then $14/month, EverWebinar at $1/14 days.
- Is there a reason to switch away from StreamYard?
- Nothing in the data flags one. StreamYard has a free tier, and starts at $44.99/month against a category median of $49/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from StreamYard?
- StreamYard is most often brought in for browser based live streaming to youtube, facebook and other destinations at once, recording remote guest interviews and podcasts with on screen branding, running small webinars with a live viewer audience. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to StreamYard?
- None of the webinars tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these StreamYard alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Webinars, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare StreamYard against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against StreamYard covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every webinars tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Webinars category, 21 tools beside StreamYard. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.